Chapters (48)
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- ONE
- TWO
- THREE
- FOUR
- FIVE
- SIX
- SEVEN
- EIGHT
- NINE
- TEN
- ELEVEN
- TWELVE
- THIRTEEN
- FOURTEEN
- FIFTEEN
- SIXTEEN
- SEVENTEEN
- EIGHTEEN
- NINETEEN
- TWENTY
- TWENTY-ONE
- TWENTY-TWO
- TWENTY-THREE
- TWENTY-FOUR
- TWENTY-FIVE
- TWENTY-SIX
- TWENTY-SEVEN
- TWENTY-EIGHT
- TWENTY-NINE
- THIRTY
- THIRTY-ONE
- THIRTY-TWO
- THIRTY-THREE
- THIRTY-FOUR
- THIRTY-FIVE
- THIRTY-SIX
- THIRTY-SEVEN
- THIRTY-EIGHT
- THIRTY-NINE
- The Undead Pool: An Excerpt
- Chapter 2
- About the Author
- Also by Kim Harrison
- Credits
- About the Publisher
“I can’t say. There’s too much hair. I can go with you to the morgue if you want,” he offered to Glenn, and the man grunted an affirmative.
Okay, it’s only a matter of time before the two crimes are linked. “Think it’s worth flossing his teeth?” I asked, remembering the medical tape in the woman’s teeth.
It was Glenn’s turn to shake his head. “No, I’m guessing the body was cleaned before it was dumped.” A heavy sigh came from him, and he stood. Jenks took flight to land on the tombstone behind the Were. I tried to memorize the name on it, wondering if it might be important. Crap, I wasn’t a detective. How would I know what was important or not?
“Proving he’s been moved isn’t a problem,” Glenn said from above me. “It’s tying this one to Mr. Ray’s secretary that’s the problem. Maybe after we get him turned back, he might have pressure or needle marks.”
I rose as well, noticing that whoever had dumped the body had taken the time to press the Were’s paws into the grass to get them dirty, but it was obviously surface dirt. His nails were as clean as if he’d been working at a desk the last twelve hours. Or strapped to a medical gurney.
“At the very least, you can get a proper necropsy,” I offered. “The body has been moved. The I.S. has to admit that murder is a possibility. You’ll find a link to Mr. Ray’s secretary.”
“And it might give the I.S. time to fabricate whatever evidence they want,” Glenn said bitterly, pulling a pack of wipes out from a breast pocket and handing me one.
I hadn’t touched the body, but I took it since Glenn obviously felt I should. “He’ll have needle marks. Someone killed him. I mean, how do you tear yourself up enough to kill yourself but leave your feet clean and smelling of alcohol?”
Glenn’s eyes were on the Were. “I have to prove it, Rachel.”
I shrugged, wanting to get home and shower before my meeting with Mr. Ray. Prove it, shmove it. That wasn’t my job. Just point me at someone to bring in and I’m there. “If we can find out who is doing it, we’ll have a better idea how to find the proof,” I said, but I wouldn’t meet his eyes. I had a bad feeling the why they’d been killed was sitting in my freezer, and the who was a short list of Cincy’s finest: Piscary, Trent, Mr. Ray, and Mrs. Sarong. I think I could cross Newt off the list. She wouldn’t bother to cover anything up.
“Do you need me anymore?” I said, handing the used wipe back to him.